芬蘭駭客因勒索治療患者被判六年徒刑

Finnish Hacker Sentenced to Six Years for Extorting Psychotherapy Patients

芬蘭駭客因敲詐心理治療患者被判六年

In a landmark ruling, a Finnish court has sentenced Julius Kivimäki to six years and nine months in prison for his role in extorting over $500,000 from 30,000 psychotherapy patients. Kivimäki, a notorious hacker, faces charges of blackmail, violating patient confidentiality, and causing at least one suicide.

在一項具有里程碑意義的裁決中，芬蘭法院判處 Julius Kivimäki 六年零九個月監禁，罪名是他向 30,000 名心理治療患者勒索超過 50 萬美元。 Kivimäki 是一位臭名昭著的駭客，他面臨敲詐勒索、侵犯患者隱私以及導致至少一人自殺的指控。

Kivimäki's chilling reign of terror began in 2018 when he breached the Vastaamo psychotherapy center's database and stole sensitive patient notes. Armed with this stolen data, he embarked on a sinister campaign of extortion, demanding 40 bitcoins from the center and threatening to release the notes if his demands were not met.

Kivimäki 令人毛骨悚然的恐怖統治始於 2018 年，當時他侵入了瓦斯塔莫心理治療中心的資料庫並竊取了敏感的病患筆記。有了這些被盜的數據，他開始了一場險惡的勒索活動，向中心索要 40 個比特幣，並威脅如果不滿足他的要求就釋放這些紙幣。

Undeterred, Kivimäki then turned his attention to individual patients, blackmailing them into paying smaller bitcoin ransoms or face the public disclosure of their deeply personal therapy notes. One victim, speaking to the BBC, expressed their horror at Kivimäki's crimes: "The main thing is that this absolutely empathy-lacking, ruthless criminal gets a prison sentence."

Kivimäki 並沒有被嚇倒，他隨後將注意力轉向個別患者，勒索他們支付較小的比特幣贖金，否則將面臨公開披露他們的個人治療筆記。一名受害者在接受 BBC 採訪時表達了他們對 Kivimäki 罪行的恐懼：“最重要的是，這個完全缺乏同理心、殘忍的罪犯被判入獄。”

Despite Kivimäki's attempts to evade justice, authorities apprehended him in Paris in February 2023. However, his evasion tactics did not end there. He mysteriously failed to appear in court for a week, prompting authorities to launch a public search for the missing hacker.

儘管 Kivimäki 試圖逃避司法制裁，當局還是在 2023 年 2 月在巴黎逮捕了他。他神秘地一週沒有出庭，促使當局對失蹤的駭客進行公開搜尋。

During the investigation, Finland's National Bureau of Investigation (KRP) made a remarkable breakthrough, claiming to have cracked Monero's vaunted privacy mechanisms. This development raised eyebrows in the cryptocurrency community, but the KRP remained tight-lipped about their methods, citing ongoing investigations.

在調查過程中，芬蘭國家調查局（KRP）取得了顯著突破，聲稱已經破解了門羅幣所吹噓的隱私機制。這一進展引起了加密貨幣社區的關注，但 KRP 仍對他們的方法守口如瓶，並表示正在進行調查。

As Kivimäki's crimes came to light, a wave of civil lawsuits against him emerged, with victims seeking compensation for the emotional and psychological distress he had caused. The court's sentence reduced by three months due to settlements with plaintiffs, but the legal battle is far from over.

隨著基維馬基的罪行曝光，針對他的民事訴訟浪潮湧現，受害者要求賠償他造成的情感和心理困擾。由於與原告達成和解，法院將刑期減少了三個月，但法律鬥爭還遠遠沒有結束。

Experts in cybersecurity and data protection have lauded the verdict as a significant victory against digital extortion. However, they caution that the fight against such heinous crimes is far from over.

網路安全和資料保護專家稱讚該判決是打擊數位勒索的重大勝利。然而，他們警告說，打擊此類令人髮指的罪行的鬥爭還遠未結束。

"This case is a stark reminder of the devastating consequences that can result from the breach of patient confidentiality and the illegal use of stolen data," said Dr. Emily Carter, a professor of cybersecurity at the University of Oxford. "It is imperative that we strengthen our defenses against such attacks and ensure that victims receive the support and justice they deserve."

牛津大學網路安全教授艾米麗·卡特博士說：“這起案件清楚地提醒我們，侵犯患者機密和非法使用被盜數據可能導致毀滅性後果。” “我們必須加強對此類襲擊的防禦，並確保受害者得到應有的支持和正義。”

Kivimäki's sentence sends a clear message that digital extortion will not be tolerated and that those responsible will face severe consequences. As the world becomes increasingly dependent on digital communications, it is more important than ever to prioritize cybersecurity and protect vulnerable data.

Kivimäki 的判決發出了一個明確的訊息：數位勒索行為是不會被容忍的，肇事者將面臨嚴重後果。隨著世界越來越依賴數位通信，優先考慮網路安全和保護易受攻擊的資料比以往任何時候都更加重要。